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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>By Heather Bennett and Aaron Wood</em></p>
<p><em>(EDITOR’S NOTE: 1st Lt. Heather Bennett of the Mississippi National Guard and 1st Lt. Aaron Wood of the West Virginia National Guard are participating in the NGAUS Fellows Program. They will spend this year on the NGAUS staff for a close look at the federal government and the Defense Department. The following includes their observations after three months in the program.)</em></p></div></div></div>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:07:37 +0000sarah.sontag@ngaus.org2471 at http://www.ngaus.orgMaj. Gen. Walter Stewart: Army Plan for Helicopters Will Make Us Less Ready, Not Morehttp://www.ngaus.org/blog/14/02/maj-gen-walter-stewart-army-plan-helicopters-will-make-us-less-ready-not-more
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<p><em>This article originally appeared on the Patriot News Opinion Page Wednesday.</em> Link to original article <a href="http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/02/the_armys_plan_for_helicopters.html">here.</a></p>
<p> I recall a favorite remark used by former Pennsylvania adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Gerald T. Sajer: “We’re out of money, now we have to think.”</p></div></div></div></div>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:13:00 +0000adam.maisel@ngaus.org1395 at http://www.ngaus.orgTRICARE Patients and the Affordable Care Acthttp://www.ngaus.org/blog/13/10/tricare-patients-and-affordable-care-act
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; letter-spacing: normal; color: rgb(0,0,0); word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><strong>The Defense Health Agency has released the following information for TRICARE beneficiaries who are wondering how they will be affected by the Affordable Care Act:</strong></p>
<p> The Affordable Care Act, also known as the health care law, was created to expand access to affordable health care coverage, lower costs, and improve quality and care coordination for all Americans.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 11 Oct 2013 13:52:57 +0000ron.jensen@ngaus.org1197 at http://www.ngaus.orgSecretary of Defense's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation Report Said to Mirror RFPB Personnel Cost Findingshttp://www.ngaus.org/blog/13/05/secretary-defenses-cost-assessment-and-program-evaluation-report-said-mirror-rfpb
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Reserve Forces Policy Board’s January 2013 report entitled: <a href="http://ra.defense.gov/rfpb/_documents/RFPB_Cost_Methodology_Final_Report_7Jan13.pdf" target="_blank">“Eliminating Major Gaps in DoD Data on the Fully-Burdened and Life-Cycle Cost of Military Personnel: Cost Elements Should be Mandated by Policy”</a>, found that the cost of a reserve component (RC) service member when not activated is less than one third that of their active component (AC) counterparts.</p></div></div></div>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:13:03 +0000annie.lively@ngaus.org999 at http://www.ngaus.orgHappy Birthday, National Guardhttp://www.ngaus.org/blog/12/12/happy-birthday-national-guard
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><em>Contributed by Andrew Waldman</em></p>
<p><img alt="The National Guard celebrates its 376th birthday in December" height="246" src="/sites/default/files/images/guard-birthday.jpg" width="370" /></p>
<p>On Dec. 13, 1636, a decree from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ordered the formation of the North, South and East regiments of the Massachusetts militia. All men, aged 16 to 60, were required to take up arms and serve in defense of their homes and communities.</p></div></div></div>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:36:27 +0000rebecca.autrey@ngaus.org709 at http://www.ngaus.org